Dr Sabrina Sacconi (Côte d’Azur University, Nice, France) summarizes her top 3 highlights from the annual European Academy of Neurology (EAN), July 1–4, 2023 in the field of myasthenia gravis, an area with significant unmet needs for treatment options. It is an exciting time for research in this area, with a number of important clinical trials […]

Dr Kristian Steen Frederiksen (Danish Dementia Research Center, Denmark, Copenhagen) summarizes some of the key updates to the EAN guidelines, and the take-home messages presented at the annual European Academy of Neurology (EAN), July 1–4, 2023. Disclosures: Kristian Steen Frederiksen has no financial or non-financial conflicts of interest to declare in relation to this video. Support: Interview and filming was supported by Touch […]

Dr Kristian Steen Frederiksen (Danish Dementia Research Center, Denmark, Copenhagen) discusses his highlights from the annual European Academy of Neurology (EAN), July 1–4, 2023 in the field of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Disclosures:Kristian Steen Frederiksen has no financial or non-financial conflicts of interest to declare in relation to this video. Support: Interview and filming was supported by Touch Medical Media. The interview was conducted by Sophie Nickelson. […]

The phase III clinical studies Ultimate I (NCT03277261) and II (NCT03277248) evaluate the efficacy and safety of ublituximab in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis compared with teriflunomide. In this touchNEUROLOGY interview, Dr Enrique Alvarez (University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA) discusses the aim, designs and outcomes of these studies as well as the subpopulation analyses […]

The phase III clinical studies ULTIMATE I (NCT03277261) and II (NCT03277248) evaluate the efficacy and safety of ublituximab in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis compared with teriflunomide. In this touchNEUROLOGY interview, Dr Enrique Alvarez (University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA) discusses the unmet needs of this population and the mechanism of action of ublituximab. The […]

The 17th World Congress on Controversies in Neurology (CONy) took place March 23-25 2023 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Prof. Amos D. Korczyn, CONy President (University of Tel-Aviv, Tel-Aviv, Israel) joined touchNEUROLOGY to discuss the main aims and focus of the recent CONy meeting, the unique debate presentation style, and the most exciting debates, topics and highlights […]

Guidance following the failure of monotherapy when treating depression is limited, as such clinicians usually take a trial and error approach to treatment, a treatment algorithm could help personalise patient care and achieve improved outcomes. It was a pleasure to talk with Dr. Charles Nemeroff (The University of Texas at Austin, Dell Medical School, Austin, […]

Despite being one of the most common serious psychiatric disorders, major depression remains difficult to treat with only 30-50% of patients achieving remission from monotherapy or talk therapy, however many promising new antidepressants are currently under investigation. We were delighted to talk with Dr. Charles Nemeroff (The University of Texas at Austin, Dell Medical School, […]